Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-22
Local News.

| L'tl Douy SHOulu 10 something lOl
| the success of the coming fair.
| Two girls are wanted at the L. s
| Hotel. See notice in the want column.
a small boy was recently arrested at
Monroe for attempting to pass counter
felt silver dollars.
We are glad to learn that Henry
Gilman, who was very sick last week,
is almost well again.
The Alpha Society will hold a So
ciable at the residence of Mrs. Cyrus
Lanyon, on Tuesday evening, July 26.
A general invitation is extended.
Rev. J. T. Pryor, of Dodgeville,
preached at the NJ. f. church in this
city on last Sunday morning, and Rev.
p. Allen, Jr., preached in the evening.
The money drawer in the railway
depot at Lancaster was broken open
at noon on Saturday last, while the
depot men were at dinner. About
thirty-Six dollars was taken. 1t is
supposed to have been the work of a
tramp.
Harry Lenahan, Of CORTLAND, Ed
munds county, Dakota, is here for a
brief business visit. He reports crops
very good in his section of the territory
especially small grains which prom
Use large yield. He says that the
prospects are good for an immense
yield of corn.
Mineral Point was no exception to
the general rule last week in regard to
extreme warm weather. The Their
moneter ranged in the neighbOrhood
of 100 degrees above zero for several
days in succession, and the heat was
very oppressive. The men at work at
the Zine factory and on the streets
and at other occupations kept right
along at work however and no eases of
sunstroke are reported
Professor Robertson, of Canada, a
Il gentleman whom the provincial
government sent to Denmark to study
cheese making, will be among the
workers at the farmers Institutes to
be held in Wisconsin next winter.
As many factories have been built in
this section during the summer an
effort should be made to have Prof.
Robertson at one or both of the in
stitutes to be held in the county.
The school board of the village of
Linden have engaged Silas Schellenger,
of the town of Mineral Point, as prin-
cipal of the Linden high school for
the ensuing year Mr.. Schellenger is
an excellent teacher, and the people of
Linden are fortunate in securing his
services. He is well educated, and
highly qualified; and his work while
assistant to j. IL. Terry in the Mineral
Point high school some years ago,
proved him to be thorough and prac-
teal educator.
Il. II. James, who lives about five
miles southeast of this city, on Satur-
day evening last had the misfortune
to break an ankle bone. He was de
scending from hay stack which he
had topped, and thinking that he
could safely slide down distance of
six feet-about his own hight-he let
go his hold upon the stack. He struck
the ground with such force as to break
the outer bone of his right ankle.
DIR. Tallman reduced the fracture, and
Mr.. James now goes about on crutches
The following story comes from
Lancaster: Forty years ago O. W.
Streeter, with a moneyed partner,
mined for lead ore in the Beetown
diggiagS, in Grant county. They sunk
shaft on what promised to be the
richest lode ever struck in this county,
when Streeter's partner died StreeteI
had no money, and was forced tC
abandon operations, and caved the
shaft to destroy all traces of the mine,
and went to Minnesota, where he pross
pered and was elected To the state sen.
ate. He was also appointed by Presi-
dent Buchanan rs an agent over all
the unorganized territory in the United
States. Thursday he returned to Ian
caster and went to Beetown, where he
will quietly buy the land on which Inc
mine is situated, and with a large force
of men will develop the pit of his
youth"
The Yakima Signal, of July 9, gives
an interesting account of the celebra
ton of Independence day at Fort
Simeoe, Washington Territory, wher,
Cap. Thomas Priestley is Indian agent
The officers of the day We're Colone
Thomas Priestley, president; vice-pres
idents, Joe Stwire. White Swan. Eneas
Judge Iogy, Charles Olney, Nose.
Strong. Tenewasha, To was koot orato
Hon. ]. b. Reavis; chaplain, Rev. G
{. Roe; reader of Declaration of indie
pendence, Frank Z. Olney: gran,
marshal, Captain Tom Simpson. Their,
We're about one thousand Indians an,
more than one hundred white Iadie
and gentlemen present. Good speeche
were made by the orator Mr.. Reavi
and several Indians. In the Afternoon
there were races and other out doc
sports and in the evening dancing an,
fireworks. The Signal says: "Ou
people who attended were delighte,
with the day and expressed their hig
appreciation for the generous hospit
ality of the agent and all the ladie
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